2012 Best New Chefs' Simplest Recipes

They spent their early years washing dishes, chopping cases of parsley or working on disastrous charcuterie experiments to try to impress Mario Batali. Now our 2012 Best New Chefs are in charge of outstanding kitchens across America.

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Grilled Halibut with Herb Pistou and Walnut Butter

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Zesty nut butter and bright herb sauce are the perfect accompaniments for Danny Grant’s meaty halibut dish.

More Halibut Recipes

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Southeast Asian Rib Eye Steaks

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The anchovies and dry mustard in the marinade for Bryant Ng’s steaks add a salty, almost umami-like flavor to the meat.

Steak Recipes

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Spaghettini with Shrimp, Tomatoes and Chile Crumbs

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Dan Kluger adds crunch to this delicious shrimp and summer tomato pasta with crisp lemon-chile crumbs.

Spaghetti Recipes

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Melon, Berry and Feta Salad

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Jenn Louis uses whatever melon looks best at the market, and she sometimes swaps out the feta for ricotta salata, or the chives for mint.

Green Salad Recipes

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Gnocchi with Pastrami Ragù

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Rich Torrisi and Mario Carbone put a clever twist on their gnocchi recipe by using deli pastrami in the sauce. Feel free to use it on any kind of pasta.

Gnocchi Recipes

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Stuffed Veal Breast with Gigante Beans

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Cormac Mahoney flavors succulent veal breast with rosemary and rolls it around a mix of fresh bread crumbs, sweet raisins, onions and thyme.

Delicious Recipes with Beans

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Grilled Oysters with Spiced Tequila Butter

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Blaine Wetzel grills oysters, then drizzles them with butter flavored with sage, oregano, lemon juice and tequila. He prefers oysters from Samish Bay in the northern Puget Sound, where some food historians say the first Pacific oysters grew in 1919.

Delicious Oyster Recipes

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Grilled Mackerel with Lardo, Avocado and Jalapeño on Toast

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Thin slices of lardo (Italian cured back fat) are the key to this luscious dish from Erik Anderson and Josh Habiger.

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Rice and Sweet Corn Porridge with Dried Scallops

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Corey Lee’s summery porridge is a cross between traditional Chinese congee and Italian risotto.

Great Breakfast Recipes

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Escarole Salad with Clams and Grilled Corn

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Clams add a delightful briny flavor to Karen Nicolas’s escarole and grilled corn salad, which smacks of summer.

Green Salad Recipes

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2012 Best New Chefs' Simplest Recipes

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Grilled Halibut with Herb Pistou and Walnut Butter

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